Players are going on a scheduled break and will return to Level 13 with blinds 2,000/3,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante.
During the break, the floor staff will be coloring off the 500 denomination chip.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
A player in early position raised to 6,000 and was three-bet to 18,000 by a player in middle position.
Action folded to Rayan Chamas in the small blind who put in the four-bet to 40,000. The original raiser folded, but the middle position player made the call.
The dealer rolled out a 2♥3♥5♥ flop and Chamas moved all-in, with the middle position player quickly folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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380,000 |
The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was the largest in history with 10,043 players, and for one player it proved to be a record-extending affair. From 2010-14, poker pro Ronnie Bardah cashed the WSOP Main Event a record five times, which was recognized on various ESPN broadcasts. However, that record seems to have fallen by the wayside as first brought to light by @TARKPOKER on Twitter.
You see, one player has managed to cash the WSOP Main Event, at least the live version, a record seven consecutive times (2016-23). The pandemic threw a monkey wrench into things in 2020 with the WSOP concocting an online-live hybrid Main Event, so technically this player didn’t cash every year. However, he has cashed the last seven live Main Events, an unrivaled accomplishment.
John Juanda was forced all in from the big blind, with 3,000 of his stack going to the big blind ante and 2,000 as his big blind. Every player on the table limped, hoping for a piece of the Juanda's $2,015 bounty.
Juanda joked "Shall I book my Uber now?" as the flop came 10♦3♦3♥ and the player in early position bet 6,000 and was called by middle position. The small blind check-raised to 27,000 and that bet forced everyone else to fold.
John Juanda J♣8♦
Small Blind: Q♠3♣
Juanda was in rough shape as the small blind flopped trip three's and would require running cards to stay in the tournament. The 7♣ produced oohs and aahs from the table as it gave Juanda a gutshot.
The 9♠ on the river caused an eruption of noise as Juanda made the straight to stay in the competition and deny the small blind his bounty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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21,000
11,000
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11,000 |
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With the board reading J♠4♥3♥2♠ and about 17,000 already in the pot, Sylvain Loosli bet 13,000 from the small blind and was called by a player on the button.
The river came the 3♣. Loosli fired again, this time for 33,000 and after about 40 seconds his opponent made the call.
Loosli tabled K♦J♦ for a flopped top pair and his opponent's hand quickly hit the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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210,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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461,000
291,500
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291,500 |
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330,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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220,000
158,000
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158,000 |
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165,000
99,000
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99,000 |
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150,000
108,000
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108,000 |
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125,000
53,000
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53,000 |
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100,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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90,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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75,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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60,000
17,000
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17,000 |
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50,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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Martin Zamani opened to 8,000 from middle position and received calls from players in the small blind and big blind.
The small blind led out for 12,000 on the 8♣3♦3♠ flop. The big blind folded and Zamani made the call.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn, leading to the 7♥ river. The small blind checked and Zamani bet 19,000, forcing a fold from his opponent to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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495,000
34,000
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34,000 |
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Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
From the 15 bounties that started the day, only four remain. They are 17-time WSOP Bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, Three-time WSOP Bracelet winner Barbara Enright, four-time WSOP Bracelet winner Eli Elzera and five-time WSOP Bracelet winner John Juanda, who recently secured another double-up.
Currently, 315 players remain and are 102 eliminations away from the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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156,000
31,000
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31,000 |
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120,000
29,000
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29,000 |
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91,000
70,500
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70,500 |
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43,000
22,000
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22,000 |
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